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Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Swansea City AFC
3 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+9' · FT 45+6'
Y 18' Darnell Fisher

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Richard Holme
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Mark Russell
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Preston North End FC H 3–2 W
10 Aug Derby County FC A 0–0 D
03 Aug Hull City AFC H 2–1 W
05 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
01 May Derby County FC H 1–1 D
27 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
03 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–3 D
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Preston North End FC
#1 Position #23
17 Points 4
8 Played 8
5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
13 Scored 8
6 Conceded 15
+7 GD -7
2.13 PPG 0.50
63% Win % 13%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Joe Rafferty makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Darnell Fisher will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' The crowd applauds Nathan Dyer as he leaves the pitch. Andre Ayew steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 26' Andre Green is replacing Louis Moult for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Nathan Dyer, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for George Byers. He replaces Aldo Kalulu on 46 minute.
  • 49' Assisted by Connor Roberts with the perfectly-timed delivery and Borja Baston makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 54' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' George Byers puts Swansea City AFC on the lead.
  • 67' What composure from Daniel Johnson! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Borja Baston has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 81' Sam Surridge is ready to make an impact after coming on for Borja Baston at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Swansea City AFC take all three points.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Borja Baston 2
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Ryan Manning 1
Azeem Abdulai 1
George Byers 1

Head to Head

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC 2018-08-11 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-08-10 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2019-08-03 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2019-05-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2019-05-01 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-04-27 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Hull City AFC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-03 Millwall FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.25 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC67% Draw20% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
87%
Draw or Preston North End FC
33%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC49% Draw40% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.2%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.3%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 21% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 23% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.